Cattle shot dead deemed potential danger to motorists

06 July 2016

It's understood that a number of cattle which were shot dead in the Carrickmacross area yesterday had run out on to a road and were deemed a potential danger to motorists.
It's believed that five animals broke free as they were being loaded on to a lorry for transportation.
Gardaí and Department of Agriculture representatives were present during the removal which was part of a bankruptcy process.